Services
End-of-life Doula
- Death Doula support: No one person is the same and so, no one death looks the same. I will be there to support you and your family emotionally, physically, mentally, practically and spiritually. (Special cases can receive 24/7 email, phone and text support.)
- Care plan/Vigil Plan: We will work together to create a plan for what you want your last months, days and hours to look like.
- Resource connections: I will offer all of my community resources to better assist you in your journey.
- Education on and support with VSED (Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking)
- Living funeral: Together we can plan a living funeral or a celebration of life to gather all of your friends and family before death.
- Education: I will work to answer all of your questions and educate you on the death process.
- Provide respite: I can sit vigil with you if your family needs to rest, run errands etc.
- Facilitate family meetings: During the family meeting we will go over your end-of-life wishes and care plan with your family.
- Funeral/memorial planning- I can assist with planning your funeral/memorial. This is a huge blessing to your family!
- End-of-life documents: We will go over what documents you currently have and which documents might be useful moving forward. (Living-Will, Five Wishes, MOST, DNR, Healthcare Power of Attorney etc.)
Conscious Dying Coach/ Best 3 Months Reflection Process
The Best 3 Months Reflection is for clients with or without a terminal diagnosis who would like assistance with planning what they would like their death to look like if given the choice. This process does require a significant amount of time and dedication from the client, but the results are a worksheet that gives insight into actions that need to be taken in order to reach their goals before death and ultimately plan a better death. For clients who do not have a terminal diagnosis, this process is an opportunity for you to explore your options for end-of-life care, reflect on life, plan what you would like their death to look like if given the choice, and make sure you have your affairs in order.
This process requires 6, one hour meetings (either in person or zoom, in person preferred). The first meeting is a an opportunity to meet me and understand this process. The other 5 meetings take place after the client has completed their reflection on each of the 5 realms of life (physical, practical, mental, emotional, and spiritual). The reflection process for the client usually takes between 2-5 hours in total.
Legacy Life Review and Planning
Legacy Life Review (LLR) is another way to reflect on one's life and to complete important tasks prior to our death. During a LLR with you, we will begin by reflecting on your life and learn what needs to be done for a sense of feeling complete. This is also an opportunity for you to leave something behind for your family to cherish, which could look like a music playlist, obituary writing, photo album, letters, and much more.
After Death Body Care
After death body care is completed with or without a family present or their participation. It includes but is not limited to bathing, dressing, cleaning of teeth and mouth, proper body positioning, and preparation for an at home wake, funeral home etc.